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hallow, J.S. Shearer, J. A. U. Beaudry, Rev. J. G. Baylis, 
Dr. Harrington, R. W. McLachlan, Prof. Mills, J. H. R. 
Molson, P. S. Ross, and a number of visitors. 
In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. J. S. Brown acted. 
The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Minutes of last Council meeting were also read. 
It was moved by Mr. Shearer, seconded by Mr. Beaudry, 
that a Conversazione be held in January, and that a special 
meeting of Council be called for Monday, 3rd December, 
for the purpose of organizing a Committee to carry out the 
same. 
Sir Wm. Dawson presented for the Library a copy of his 
pamphlet, “ Notes on Specimens of Hozoon Canadense,” and 
Mr. Shearer presented a very fine specimen of Star Fish, 
Astrophyton Agassizii, for the Museum. 
A vote of thanks was tendered to the donors. 
The following names were proposed for membership :— 
Dr. Lovejoy, Alexander Henderson, Horace T. Martin. 
On motion of Mr. Beaudry, seconded by Prof. Penhallow, 
the by-laws and ballot were suspended, and the above 
named gentlemen were elected by acclamation. 
Rev. Prof. Kavanagh then read a very interesting Paper 
on “‘ Modern Concretions from Boucherville,” &c., illustrat- 
ing his subject by specimens gathered from localities referred 
to. 
The subject provoked considerable discussion by members 
present. A warm vote of thanks was tendered the author, 
with the request that he would again favour the Society on 
some future occasion. 
Sir Wm. Dawson then addressed the Society, first upon 
“‘ Pleistocene Fossils from River Beaudette,” and afterwards 
upon ‘‘ Recent and Fossil Species of Mya.” The speaker 
was listened to with marked interest, and a general discus- 
sion followed these subjects. 
At the close of his remarks, Sir William presented to the 
Museum, on behalf of Messrs. H. G. Stanton and A. W. 
McGoun, the specimens of Balanus Hameri, with which he 
had illustrated the first of his subjects, remarking that the 
